La Verkin building permits

Building department

Address

435 North Main Street, La Verkin, UT 84745

Phone

(435) 635-2581

Email

Office hours

Website

Official site

Inspection guide

See how inspections work in La Verkin — sequence, scheduling & re-inspection fees.

Codes adopted

Utah adopts construction codes statewide under Utah Code Title 15A (State Construction and Fire Codes Act), enforced by every jurisdiction. Chapter 4 of Title 15A codifies Legislature-enacted amendments for specific named jurisdictions (e.g., Park City, Salt Lake City, Sandy City) as part of the state construction code. Through June 30, 2026, the editions in force under Utah Code § 15A-2-103 are the 2021 IBC (with Appendices C and J), 2021 IRC, 2021 IPC, 2021 IMC, 2021 IFGC, 2021 IECC, 2021 IEBC, and 2021 ISPSC (residential provisions), together with the 2023 NEC. Effective July 1, 2026, § 15A-2-103 adopts the 2024 editions of the IBC, IPC, IMC, IFGC, IECC, IEBC, and ISPSC; the IRC remains the 2021 edition and the NEC remains the 2023 edition. Note: residential energy requirements are modified by statewide amendments, and several Utah jurisdictions document their residential energy provisions at the 2015 IECC level rather than the adopted IECC year — confirm the applicable residential energy code with your local jurisdiction. Always confirm the edition in force with your local jurisdiction.

• 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — current statewide-mandatory edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), effective July 1, 2026. La Verkin City Code Title 9, Chapter 1, § 9-1-2 'Building Code Adopted' locally codifies 'the 2021 edition of the international building code' (last amended by Ord. 2024-06, 2-21-2024 — before the 2026 statewide flip); confirmed by a direct read of the full ordinance text via the Browser pane on 2026-07-16. codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/laverkinut is in fact fully readable (the entire Chapter 1 text renders on a standard page load) — a prior note in this file calling it an unrenderable React app was incorrect and has been corrected. The city's own ordinance has not yet been updated to the 2024 edition; the statewide statute governs regardless, as La Verkin is bound as a Utah municipality under § 15A-1-204.
• 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b); unchanged by the July 1, 2026 statewide update. La Verkin City Code § 9-1-3 'Residential Code Adopted' also names the 2021 edition (confirmed via direct read 2026-07-16) — city ordinance and statute agree here.
• 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); unchanged by the July 1, 2026 statewide update. La Verkin City Code § 9-1-4 'Electrical Code Adopted' locally codifies the '2020 version of the national electrical code' (confirmed via direct read 2026-07-16) — a pre-existing lag on the city's own ordinance, predating and unrelated to the July 2026 flip (the statewide NEC cycle had already advanced past 2020 in an earlier update).
• 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d), effective July 1, 2026. La Verkin City Code § 9-1-5 'Plumbing Code Adopted' locally codifies the '2021 version' (confirmed via direct read 2026-07-16) — not yet updated to the 2024 edition.
• 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f), effective July 1, 2026. La Verkin City Code § 9-1-6 'Fuel Gas Code Adopted' locally codifies the '2021 version' (confirmed via direct read 2026-07-16) — not yet updated to the 2024 edition.
• 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e), effective July 1, 2026. La Verkin City Code § 9-1-7 'Mechanical Code Adopted' locally codifies the '2021 version' (confirmed via direct read 2026-07-16) — not yet updated to the 2024 edition.
• International Fire Code (IFC) — La Verkin City Code § 9-1-8 'Fire Code Adopted' locally codifies 'the 2021 edition of the international fire code, as amended and adopted by the state,' referencing the state fire code at Utah Code Title 15A, Chapter 5 (confirmed via direct read 2026-07-16), enforced in coordination with Hurricane Valley Fire Special Service District. Utah Code § 15A-2-103 does not itemize the IFC — the state fire code is a separate provision under Title 15A, Chapter 5, not part of the § 15A-2-103(1) construction-code list, so the IFC edition is unaffected by the § 15A-2-103 July 1, 2026 flip.
• International Wildland-Urban Interface Code — La Verkin City Code § 9-1-9 'Wildland-Urban Interface Code Adopted' locally codifies the '2020 edition' (confirmed via direct read 2026-07-16), which differs from the statewide baseline 2006 edition (with Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands amendments) available for local adoption under Utah Code § 15A-2-103(2) — a separate statutory provision from Subsection (1) and unaffected by the July 1, 2026 flip to the Subsection (1) codes.
• 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h), effective July 1, 2026. La Verkin City Code § 9-1-10 'Energy Conservation Code Adopted' locally codifies the '2018 version' (confirmed via direct read 2026-07-16) — a substantial pre-existing lag on the city's own ordinance (predating even the prior 2021 statewide IECC cycle), unrelated to the July 2026 flip.
• 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i), effective July 1, 2026. La Verkin City Code § 9-1-12 'Existing Building Code Adopted' locally codifies the '2021 edition' (confirmed via direct read 2026-07-16) — not yet updated to the 2024 edition.
• Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n), effective July 1, 2026. La Verkin City Code § 9-1-13 'Swimming Pool And Spa Code Adopted' locally codifies the '2021 edition' (confirmed via direct read 2026-07-16) — not yet updated to the 2024 edition.
• Modular Building Institute Standards 1200 and 1205 — adopted statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(o); La Verkin City Code Title 9, Chapter 1 does not separately address modular buildings, but the statewide standard applies regardless.

Permit types & fees

• Residential Building Permit

  Required for new single-family residential construction and other building work regulated by the statewide-mandatory 2024 IBC / 2021 IRC (Utah Code § 15A-2-103) in La Verkin; the city's own codified ordinance (Title 9, Chapter 1) still names the 2021 IBC as of a 2026-07-16 direct read, a local-ordinance lag that does not change the statutory requirement. The Building Inspection Division (City Hall, 435 North Main Street) issues the permit directly — La Verkin is not contracted to Washington County. Fees are valuation-based (90% of a 2008-dated square-foot construction cost chart) plus a plan review fee and utility impact fees coordinated with the Washington County Water Conservancy District and Hurricane Valley Fire SSD. Rooftop solar panel installation has no distinct permit type or fee line in La Verkin: a full-text search of the Consolidated Fee Schedule (updated March 7, 2024) and the Building Permit Packet found zero mentions of 'solar' anywhere in either document as of 2026-07-19, so solar installs are understood to route through this same valuation-based Building Permit Fee plus Plan Review Fee, like every other trade covered in this file's tipsAndGotchas.

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• EV Charger / EVSE Permit

  La Verkin has no distinct EV charger/EVSE permit type or fee — the city's Consolidated Fee Schedule (updated March 7, 2024) lists no standalone electrical-trade permit category at all, only the single valuation-based Building Permit Valuation Fee. A residential Level 2 EV charger install is billed under this same Building Permit Valuation Fee plus the $50-minimum/$47-per-hour Plan Review Fee, consistent with how the city treats other electrical/trade work such as solar.

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• Solar / Solar PV Installation Permit

  La Verkin has no distinct solar/solar-PV permit type or fee line. A direct page-by-page review of the City of La Verkin Consolidated Fee Schedule (updated March 7, 2024, all 8 pages) confirms zero mentions of 'solar,' 'photovoltaic,' or 'PV' anywhere in the document — the schedule's 'Building Permits' category lists only the single valuation-based Building Permit Valuation Fee (90% of the square-foot construction costs chart, 06/18/08) plus the Plan Review Fee and inspection fees, with no standalone electrical-trade or renewable-energy category (the same pattern already documented for the EV Charger / EVSE Permit entry in this file). The City's own Building Permit Application form (in the Building Permit Packet) likewise has no 'Solar' checkbox under its 'Use of Building' section — only New, Addition, Remodel, Modular, Sign, Move, and Remove. A rooftop or ground-mount solar PV installation is billed under this same Building Permit Valuation Fee plus Plan Review Fee, and is subject to the statewide-adopted 2023 National Electrical Code Article 690 (Solar Photovoltaic Systems) as the governing installation code, since La Verkin has not adopted a separate solar-specific ordinance.

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• Commercial Building Permit

  Required for new commercial and industrial construction in La Verkin, regulated by the statewide-mandatory 2024 IBC (Utah Code § 15A-2-103). La Verkin's own Consolidated Fee Schedule (updated March 7, 2024) publishes several commercial-specific line items distinct from residential — the Streets impact fee, the Public Safety (Police) impact fee, and the Habitat Conservation Plan fee are all explicitly broken out for commercial/industrial construction, separate from the residential figures used on the Residential Building Permit entry in this file.

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• Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit

  Required for tenant improvement and tenant finish work in existing commercial buildings in La Verkin. No dedicated tenant-improvement checklist, application category, or fee line distinct from new commercial construction was found published on laverkin.gov or in the Consolidated Fee Schedule as of 2026-07-19 — the general Commercial Building Permit fee mechanism (valuation fee, plan review fee, and applicable commercial impact fees) is the only identified framework.

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• Sign Permit

  Required for placing, constructing, erecting, or modifying a sign on a zone lot in La Verkin, per City Code title 10, chapter 11 (Sign Regulations). The property owner must secure and maintain a sign permit; fees are itemized separately in the Consolidated Fee Schedule under a dedicated 'Signs' category.

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• Fire Sprinkler System Permit

  Fire code enforcement for La Verkin runs through Hurricane Valley Fire Special Service District (HVF), not the City of La Verkin's own Building Department — HVF's own published service-area page names La Verkin City among the towns and cities it serves. HVF's Consolidated Fee Schedule (effective August 15, 2023) publishes a distinct, all-inclusive fee for automatic fire sprinkler system permitting, priced separately for commercial and residential occupancies and separately again from the District's Fire Alarm permit fee.

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• Fire Alarm System Permit

  Fire alarm system permitting for properties in La Verkin is handled by Hurricane Valley Fire Special Service District (HVF), the same district that covers fire sprinkler permitting for the city (see the Fire Sprinkler System Permit entry in this file). HVF's Consolidated Fee Schedule (effective August 15, 2023) prices fire alarm system permits as a single flat fee that does not distinguish between commercial and residential occupancies, unlike the sprinkler fee.

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• Change of Use Permit

  La Verkin has no standalone Change of Use, Change of Occupancy, or Certificate of Occupancy re-issuance permit or fee line distinct from its general Building Permit / Certificate of Occupancy framework. La Verkin City Code Title 10, Chapter 2 (Administration and Enforcement) directly addresses this: 10-2-3 requires that 'a certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the building inspector to the effect that the use of a building or premises will conform to provisions of this title,' and makes 'occupancy or use of a building without obtaining an occupancy permit' a class B misdemeanor; 10-2-2 requires a Building Permit for any erection, construction, reconstruction, or alteration; and 10-2-7 authorizes the city to charge fees for 'building, occupancy and conditional use permits' among other zoning actions. A direct page-by-page review of the Consolidated Fee Schedule (updated March 7, 2024, all 8 pages) and the 36-page Building Permit Packet confirms no distinct 'change of use,' 'change of occupancy,' or standalone Certificate of Occupancy fee line exists in either document; a change of use is instead billed and processed through the same valuation-based Building Permit Fee plus Plan Review Fee mechanism used for other permit types in this file (matching the pattern already documented for this file's ev-charger-permit and solar-pv-permit entries), with the Certificate of Occupancy itself issued as the final inspection step of that same Building Permit process (per the City's own Building Permit Packet, 'LaVerkin City Building Requirements,' item 7(j): 'Final: Certificate of Occupancy').

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